1980Final results
1980 election for Indiana Senate District 32
Indiana State Senate · Indiana
Charles E. Bosma (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating J. Michael Sims (D) by 29.9 points.
Charles E. BosmaRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%31,932
J. Michael SimsDemocrat
35.0%17,227
49,159 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET